NOPD's 8th District arrests 32 on gun charges during Carnival

The New Orleans Police Department said it made 373 arrests during the 2017 Carnival season.

Officers in the Eighth district alone, which includes the French Quarter, Marigny and Central Business District, made 32 gun arrests. Officers also found and confiscated two additional guns on the street.

"The efforts of the officers assigned to the Eighth District in identifying and arresting people who chose to bring illegal guns to the French Quarter and downtown area, were a large part of our success," said Eighth District Commander Nicholas Gernon.

The NOPD was also helped by members of the Louisiana State Police, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, Tulane University Police, Louisiana Department of Corrections, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, FBI New Orleans, State Fire Marshal, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Below is a list of those arrested on gun charges in the 8th district over the past 12 days of carnival.

The family of the NOPD officer killed in the line of duty last week, says his life's goal was to make New Orleans a better city It's difficult for Kelly Legier not to cry thinking about her 29 year old nephew, Ofc. Marcus McNeil, and the loved ones he leaves behind.

The family of the NOPD officer killed in the line of duty last week, says his life's goal was to make New Orleans a better city It's difficult for Kelly Legier not to cry thinking about her 29 year old nephew, Ofc. Marcus McNeil, and the loved ones he leaves behind.